Anton Mzimba (February 11, 1980 – July 26, 2022) was a South African field ranger who spent his 25 year career working at the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.

He was murdered in an attack widely believed to be connected to his work as a ranger preventing rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park region.

[1] In June 1997, Mzimba began his conservation career as an erosion fieldwork team member at the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.

In 2003, he was promoted to Full Corporal Instructor, overseeing a training program to maintain his team's physical and mental fitness.

Mzimba's death brought recognition and calls to action from many in the conservation space, including Barbara Creecy, then Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa,[6] and Prince William of Wales, the Founder and President of United for Wildlife, who called for justice in a Tweet.